@article{123596,
  author = {Allison Harvey and Adriane Soehner and Tania Lombrozo and Lynda B{\'e}langer and Jamie Rifkin and Charles Morin},
  title = {{\textquoteright}Folk theories{\textquoteright} about the causes of insomnia},
  abstract = {<p>The present study investigates {\textquoteright}folk theories{\textquoteright} about the causes of insomnia. Participants with insomnia ( = 69) completed a qualitative and quantitative assessment of their folk theories. The qualitative assessment was to speak aloud for 1 minute in response to: {\textquoteright}What do you think causes your insomnia?{\textquoteright}. The quantitative assessment involved completing the {\textquoteright}Causal Attributions of My Insomnia Questionnaire{\textquoteright} (CAM-I), developed for this study. The three most common folk theories for both the causes of one{\textquoteright}s own insomnia as well as insomnia in others were {\textquoteright}emotions{\textquoteright}, {\textquoteright}thinking patterns{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteright}sleep-related emotions{\textquoteright}. Interventions targeting these factors were also perceived as most likely to be viable treatments. Seventy-five percent of the folk theories of insomnia investigated with the CAM-I were rated as more likely to be alleviated by a psychological versus a biological treatment. The results are consistent with research highlighting that folk theories are generally coherent and inform a range of judgments. Future research should focus on congruence of {\textquoteright}folk theories{\textquoteright} between treatment providers and patients, as well as the role of folk theories in treatment choice, engagement, compliance and outcome.</p>
},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Cognitive Therapy and Research},
  volume = {37},
  issn = {0147-5916},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-013-9543-2},
  language = {eng},
}